Shyamal and Bhumika presented their collection ‘A Royal Procession‘ at the event. The ensemble was inspired by the splendour of Maharajahs along with 16th century couture, which had a blend of Mughal and Rajput aesthetics.

Dia Mirza, the show stopper, was covered in bridal ornaments, wearing a red zardosi covered lehenga, tiny velvet choli and shimmering dupatta. Lamps on the stage gradually lit up and created the Rajput and Mughal eras as the models emerged on to the ramp.

The silhouettes for women featured kalidaars, cholis, overlapping jackets, lehenga, swirling ornate panelled lehengas, sensuous saris, collared blouses, shrugs and kotis with detailing in the form of luntkans at the end of dupattas and backs of sexy cholis. Men’s wear had bundgalas, sherwanis, churidars, bundies and jackets along with colourful turbans.

When it came to colours, the designers used scarlet, forest green, berry, earthy beige, sunflower gold, blue and black.

Lakme Fashion Week bringing stunning designs with all style Diva walking on the ramp for famous designer labels every day in wedding lehengas, casual outfits, formal wear and ofcourse a special fashion closet of contemporary fashion.

Here it is the most fabulous outfits label by Arpita Mehta and Hrishita Deshpande, Sonali Bendre, Isha Kopikar and Soha Ali khan walking on the ramp in creation by Arpita Mehta and Hrishita.

Eesha Koppikar who it seems was dressed like a royal Maharashtrian bride for Harshita Deshpande’s collection. And much as we loved the design – heavily embroidered neck line teamed with a red silk dupatta — we’d kill to know why a bride must need a sword. Ouch!

Sonali Bendre looked every bit the traditional Indian bride as she walked the ramp in a red lehenga with intricate thread work and embroidery also designed by Harshita Deshpande.

Soha Ali khan’s Offwhite, purple and Golden embellishment outfit makes her look royal and every inch of Diva. All these bollywood beauty are seen in every day for Lakme Fashion Week 2013 Ramp.

Arpita brought a charming, playful and fresh vibe with her collection named ‘The Violet Collection’.

Soha Ali Khan ended the show in a gorgeous fairytale-like gown with ethnic tones which flaunted lavender ruffles at the bottom in contrast to heavy stone and thread-work.

Here are some sensational looking outfits from Arpita Mehta Collection

“In the globalised world of Fashion today it’s pointless to offer silhouettes to the West. But we have craftsmanship which they do not. This is our USP and that’s what we need to focus on. Mijwan to me is a microcosm of what India has to offer the world. We have a long history of the warp and weft of design aesthetics. It’s time we rediscover ourselves and go back to our roots,” says Manish Malhotra.

“In the last three years Manish recognised the talent in Mizwan and has brought it to the forefront with the world now seeing the finest work on his creations. He has broken the tradition and made the girls translate chikankari on net to upgrade their skills and help them earn more money. This has increased their negotiating power with men in their households,” says Shabana Azmi.

For the third year in a row, Shabana Azmi and veteran designer Manish Malhotra collaborated on a fashion event to raise funds for the Mijwan Welfare Society, an NGO established by the former’s father, the late poet Kaifi Azmi.

The Society works towards empowering the girl child in Mijwan, Azmi’s native village located in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

The 2012 edition of Mijwan — Sonnets in Fabric was held in Mumbai last night and saw 30 big celebrities and 20 supermodels take to the runway showcasing the best of ethnic formalwear by Malhotra.

What’s more, the embroidery on all the ensembles is exclusively the work of women from Mijwan. Take a look.

The philanthropic Nita Ambani, patron of many charities, opened the show, escorting two young girls from the village down the runway, reminding the audience of the NGO’s purpose.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan fans throng in thousands to get a glimpse of their favourite star in Kochi where she was there for the inauguration of the first Kalyan Jewellers store.

Thousands of fans had lined up the roads on either side leading up to the Kalyan Jewellers store in Kochi on August 19 where Aishwarya Rai had come to inaugurate the store. A special stage was made anticipating such a large crowd outside the store for her to address the fans before she went ahead with the formalities of the launch of the store.

Aishwarya came looking resplendent in an off white lehenga by Abu-Sandeep and spoke to the crowds. She then inaugurated the jewellery store alongside Malayalam superstar Dileep and addressed a select invitee list of guests and media where she spoke about her connection with Kerala which she addressed as Gods Own Country.

To be a co-incident bollywood’s barbie doll – Katrina Kaif was also seen in white traditional Anarkali outfit at Eid Bash by Salman Khan.

Katrina Kaif in Hot Pink Pishwa suit designed by Manish Malhotra for promotion of her next movie starring opposite Salman Khan named Ek Tha Tiger. Floor Length anarkali has over all embellishments, however flare is not like any other typical MM outfit. It is paired with straight pans. If we are not mistaking she was wearing similar outfit sometime back with white skirt. Side split cut and styling is almost similar. Seems Katrina loves typical MM styles,.